GE Jr
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As a side note, micarta is very consistent.
Always the right proportions of cloth & bondo?
As a side note, micarta is very consistent.
You are correct, but he is not referring to the spun spring pin. He is complaining about the fact that GEC uses set length slab pins and on many slabs, especially variable textured, they will be recessed. The desire is for custom cut / peened pins for the slabs.
If you want to ensure a perfectly jigged & dyed, or colored & pinned whatever, then you might as well save your money and get a custom knife.
Part of the fun of bone and wood is the character they each exhibit as natural materials. Micarta is consistent because it can be manufactured. I understand the preferences for consistency, but a vote for bone or wood is a vote for surprise!
Not so fast, Ed. Let me go undo that...blanco112 - I just broke your tie by changing from wood smooth to bone jigged.
Jigged bone might have some variation which is fine but the range in attractiveness is much smaller than with most wood, acrylic or smooth bone. Of those on the list only micarta or a wood like ebony would be more consistent. Although certain smooth bones could be close.If you want to ensure a perfectly jigged & dyed, or colored & pinned whatever, then you might as well save your money and get a custom knife.
Part of the fun of bone and wood is the character they each exhibit as natural materials. Micarta is consistent because it can be manufactured. I understand the preferences for consistency, but a vote for bone or wood is a vote for surprise!
With jigged bone, they have to use the dome spinner tool on the center spring pin. It's not uncommon for the tool to go to deep and cut into the jigged bone. You can see it on a couple of the knives in Zolthar's pic right after your post. Wood, micarta, and acrylic have the center spring pin ground off so it's smooth with the scales.
Jigged bone might have some variation which is fine but the range in attractiveness is much smaller than with most wood, acrylic or smooth bone. Of those on the list only micarta or a wood like ebony would be more consistent. Although certain smooth bones could be close.
The description of the knife(tough, dark wood, the captain’s profession, and the way our knife with it’s big, bad, beautiful sheepsfoot blade, sounds similar. It was just my take, nothing more.Maybe I'm thick between the ears.... I read the story, and while a nice story, I don't see what connection it has to selecting handles for a knife?... Maybe someone can explain what I'm missing....
I don't yet own a high quality wooden handled traditional knife. I have a couple Opinels, that I really appreciate, and a tiny old dilapidated Browning stockman whose pins are falling out, but nothing that would be considered heirloom quality.
I'm hoping this will be my first sturdy, snappy, handsome wood handled knife that will last a lifetime.